The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss 1936  N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Amazing Adventure
Romance and Riches
Director: Alfred Zeisler
Cast: Cary Grant, Mary Brian, Peter Gawthorne, Henry Kendall, Leon M. Lion, John Turnbull, Garry Marsh, Andreas Malandrinos, Charles Farrell, Ralph Richardson
A young man (Cary Grant) decides that he will not touch his inheritance for one year while he proves he can make it on his own.
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Beau Geste 1926  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Herbert Brenon
Cast: Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes, Alice Joyce, Mary Brian, Noah Beery, Norman Trevor, William Powell, George Regas, Bernard Siegel, Victor McLaglen, Donald Stuart, Ram Singh, Redmond Finlay, Paul McAllister
After his aunt, Lady Brandon (Alice Joyce) steals valuable jewelry, Beau Geste (Ronald Colman) takes the blame and then flees the country with his brothers, Digby (Neil Hamilton) and John (Ralph Forbes). They join the French Foreign Legion, and Beau and John end up under the leadership of brutal Sergeant Lejaune (Noah Beery) who, unbeknownst to the brothers, is aware that Beau is wanted by the police. Lejaune plots to get the jewels that are rumored to be in Beau's possession, but Arab forces attack, and Beau is killed. More tragedies ensue before John is the sole surviving brother, and he heads home to his fiancee Isobel (Mary Brian). An exellent silent film.
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Blessed Event 1932  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Lee Tracy, Mary Brian, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly, Isabel Jewell, George Meeker, Frank McHugh, Tom Dugan, Ned Sparks, Dick Powell
Newspaper columnist Alvin Roberts (Lee Tracy) specializes in reporting on "blessed events" which are started before marriage. When he announces the pregnancy of Dorothy (Isabel Jewell), it changes the lives of both Alvin and Dorothy. Behind the humor is a powerful story.
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Charlie Chan in Paris 1935 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Lewis Seller
Cast: Warner Oland, Mary Brian, Erik Rhodes, John Miljan, Thomas Beck, Keye Luke, Minor Watson, Henry Kolker, John Qualen, Harry Cording, Murray Kinnell, Dorothy Appleby, Ruth Peterson, Perry Ivins, Eddie Vitch
Warner Oland plays Charlie Chan in this story about a Honolulu detective who is aided by his son Lee (Keye Luke) in the search for the killer of one of his undercover agents, Nardi (Dorothy Appleby). Nardi had called on Chan to come to Paris to help get the goods on a counterfeiting ring, but all that remains of Nardi is one important cryptic clue. Lee comes to the aid of his father in solving the case and identifying the chief counterfeiter. This is the first "Charlie Chan" film in which Luke appears.
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The Front Page 1931 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Frank McHugh, Walter Catlett, Mae Clarke, George E. Stone, Slim Summerville, Matt Moore
This excellent Ben Hecht/Charles MacArthur story pits a reporter, Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien), against his editor, Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou). Burns assigns Hildy one last story (covering an execution) in hopes that Hildy will stay with the newspaper. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Actor, and Director.
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Hard to Handle 1933  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: James Cagney, Mary Brian, Ruth Donnelly, Allen Jenkins, Claire Dodd, Gavin Gordon, Emma Dunn, Robert McWade, Douglass Dumbrille, Matt McHugh
Lefty Merrill (Cagney) is a press agent/con artist who gets into a number of humorous situations, including a get-rich-quick dance marathon. Lots of wisecracking.
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It's Tough to Be Famous 1932 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Brian, Emma Dunn, Walter Catlett, Oscar Apfel, J. Carrol Naish, David Landau, Claire McDowell, Louise Beavers, Harold Minjir
Scotty (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) is a young submarine officer who saves the crew after his submarine sinks. Expecting to sacrifice his life, he is rescued instead and now is a MAJOR media celebrity, causing great disruption in his day-to-day activities. A good study of our obsession with heroes, at least in the 1930s.
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 The Light of Western Stars 1930 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Otto Brower, Edwin H. Knopf
Cast: Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, Fred Kohler, Harry Green, Regis Toomey, William Le Maire, George Chandler, Syd Saylor, Guy Oliver, Gus Saville
Ranch foreman Dick Bailey's (Richard Arlen) best friend and owner of the ranch was killed, and when the sister (Mary Brian) of his friend arrives to take over the ranch, she fires him and then rehires him to fight the crooked sheriff (Fred Kohler) who has his own plans for the ranch property. Adapted from a Zane Grey story.
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Man on the Flying Trapeze 1935 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clyde Bruckman
Cast: W.C. Fields, Mary Brian, Kathleen Howard, Grady Sutton, Vera Lewis, Lucien Littlefield, Oscar Apfel, Walter Brennan, Minerva Urecal, James Flavin, Lew Kelly, Tammany Young, Edward Gargan, James Burke, Carlotta Monti
This story is about one day in the life of a harried man, Ambrose Wolfinger (W. C. Fields), who is henpecked by his wife Leona (Kathleen Howard) at home and suffers stresses at work. Ambrose wants to take the afternoon off from work to attend a wrestling match, and the excuse he uses for time off is to tell a lie that his mother-in-law Cordelia (Vera Lewis) has died. On his way to the wrestling match Ambrose experiences many misadventures –including getting four traffic tickets in a row. The delays prevent him from getting to the match on time. When he arrives home, Ambrose realizes by their cold stares that his family has learned about the lie. Now, Ambrose's loving daughter Hope (Mary Brian) offers support, and Ambrose's lie turns into a win-win situation at home and at work.
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Spendthrift 1936 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Henry Fonda, Pat Paterson, Mary Brian, George Barbier, Edward Brophy, Richard Carle, J.M. Kerrigan, Spencer Charters, Jonathan Hale, Halliwell Hobbes
Henry Fonda, in his first top-billed movie, is a rich playboy who lives it up until there is no more money. Losing his gold-digging wife as a result, he actually goes to work and finds his true love. A forgettable Fonda film.
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The Virginian 1929 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Tom Forman
Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Huston, Mary Brian, Richard Arlen, Eugene Pallette, Chester Conklin, Helen Ware, Jack Pennick, George Chandler, Randolph Scott
Gary Cooper takes on the title role in this early Western. The plot involves the Virginian's predicament when his friend (Richard Arlen) joins forces with an outlaw (Walter Huston).
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| 1. The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936)
aka: The Amazing Adventure
aka: Romance and Riches
2. Beau Geste (1926)
3. Blessed Event (1932)
4. Burning Up (1930)
5. Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
6. The Front Page (1931)
7. Hard to Handle (1933)
8. It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
9. The Light of Western Stars (1930)
10. Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
11. Running Wild (1927)
12. Spendthrift (1936)
13. The Virginian (1929)
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